Where does “” come from?

船 (Yonaguni) comes from Proto-Ryukyuan *pune, from Proto-Japonic punay — boat.

(Yonaguni): boat

Definitions

  1. boat

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ryukyuan*puneboat
2Proto-Japonicpunayboat
Every word from Proto-Japonic punayEvery word from Proto-Ryukyuan *pune